What is the Least Common Multiple of 54308 and 54317?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 54308 and 54317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54308 and 54317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54308,54317) = 1
LCM(54308,54317) = ( 54308 × 54317) / 1
LCM(54308,54317) = 2949847636 / 1
LCM(54308,54317) = 2949847636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54308 and 54317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54308 and 54317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54308 and 54317.

Prime Factorization of 54308

Prime Factorization of 54317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54308 and 54317.

LCM(54308,54317) = 2² × 13577¹ × 29¹ × 1873¹
LCM(54308,54317) = 2949847636